shùn
legendary ruler
Components
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 舜
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
Yi Sunshin (1545-1598), Korean admiral and folk hero, famous for sea victories over the Japanese invaders | ||
Shun (c. 22nd century BC), mythical sage and leader | ||
Yu Shun, one of Five legendary Emperors 五帝[wǔdì] |
Component uses
Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)
Historical pronunciation
Old Chinese | Middle Chinese | Pinyin | Gloss |
*[s.t]u[n]-s | sywinH | shùn | Hibiscus |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
3182nd most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 12 |
Unicode | U+821C |
Shuowen | “，艸也。楚謂之葍，秦謂之藑。蔓地連華。象形。从舛，舛亦聲。，古文。” |
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